Carlos Arévalo Calvet

Spanish sculptor and film director

Carlos Arévalo Calvet
Born	August 19, 1906 Madrid, Spain
Died	September 7, 1989(1989-09-07) (aged 83) Madrid, Spain
Occupation(s)	Sculptor, film director

Carlos Arévalo Calvet (born August 19, 1906, Madrid, Spain – September 7, 1989, Madrid, Spain) was a Spanish sculptor and film director.^[1]

Biography

Born in Madrid in 1906, he studied sculpture at the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando.

A Falangist activist,^[2] he was involved in filmmaking during the Francoist dictatorship and directed several successful films. Notably, the premiere of Harka (1941),^[3] although the film has since been criticized as "militaristic and pro-Francoist propaganda".^[4]

In 1942, he released Rojo y negro, a film with Falangist undertones^[5] that, after a few weeks in theaters, did not receive approval from the authorities and was eventually withdrawn from circulation.^[6] Also in that year, he unsuccessfully attempted to adapt the theatrical work Fuenteovejuna for the screen.^[7]

From 1944 onwards, he focused on sculpture and eventually became a professor at the School of Arts and Crafts.^[8]

In the 1950s, he resumed his filmmaking activities, directing several more films.^[9]

He passed away in Madrid in 1989.^[10]

Filmography

Ya viene el cortejo (1939)
Harka (1941)
Rojo y negro (1942)
Siempre mujeres (1942)
Arribada forzosa (1943)
Su última noche (1944)
Ángeles sin cielo (1957)
Hospital general (1958)
Mission in Morocco (1959)
The Two Rivals (1960)
An American in Toledo (1960)

Bibliography

Berthier, Nancy; Sánchez-Biosca, Vicente (2012). Retóricas del miedo. Imágenes de la Guerra Civil Española. Madrid: Casa de Velázquez. ISBN 978-84-96820-70-8.

Coira, Pepe (2004). Antonio Román: Un cineasta de la posguerra. Editorial Complutense. ISBN 978-84-7491-775-8.

Feliu Torruella, María; Hernàndez, Francesc Xavier (2013). Didáctica de la guerra civil española. Barcelona: Editorial Graó. ISBN 978-84-9980-493-4.

Fernández, Miguel Anxo (2007). Las imágenes de Carlos Velo. UNAM. ISBN 978-970-32-4570-3.

Gubern, Román (1981). La censura. Función política y ordenamiento jurídico bajo el franquismo (1936-1975). Península. ISBN 978-84-297-1630-6.

Poyato, Pedro (2005). Historia(s), motivos y formas del cine español. BPR Publishers. ISBN 978-84-933871-5-0.

Torres, Augusto M. (2004). Directores españoles malditos. Madrid: Huerga y Fierro. ISBN 978-84-8374-480-2.

References

^ "Carlos Arévalo Calvet, Director falangista de Harka y de Rojo y Negro". F.N. Francisco Franco (in Spanish). 2014-05-22. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
^ Poyato 2005, p. 43.
^ Feliu Torruella & Hernàndez 2013, p. 101.
^ Fernández 2007, p. 95.
^ Berthier & Sánchez-Biosca 2012, p. 108.
^ Gubern 1981, p. 68.
^ Coira 2004, p. 118.
^ Torres 2004, pp. 28–29.
^ Torres 2004, p. 29.
^ Torres 2004, p. 28.